(La Porte County, IN) - Heavy rain and hail the size of golf balls hit parts of the area Tuesday afternoon.

Johnson said very little hail fell where he lives on the south side of Michigan City, yet vehicles belonging to his wife and son suffered extensive hail damage parked on the north side of town when they were at work.

“Little dents everywhere, it’s just bad. I think the car repair shops are going to be pretty busy,” he said.

He snapped a photo of the storm at the lakefront when he went to see the damage done to the vehicles. 

Meanwhile, New Buffalo resident Bob Stratton noted that there was good-sized hail along with very heavy rains and gusty winds.

“It was a pretty intense storm,” he said.

Tornado warnings were issued for the area during the storm, which seemed to impact mostly northern La Porte County and southwest Michigan.